Good news: Adrien Broner’s return to the ring won’t conflict with Joe Smith Jr. vs. Maxim Vlasov and Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov on February 13th. Bad news: Dan Rafael reports it will now conflict with Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul and Miguel Berchelt vs. Oscar Valdez on February 20th. Broner (33-4-1, 24 KO)
D4G Promotions in association with Round 10 Boxing Club and MTK Global have announced three events heading to Dubai in February, March and April. The star-studded cards will be broadcast live in the US on ESPN+ in association with Top Rank, and worldwide on IFL TV, and begin on Saturday 6 February with Lee McGregor
Posted on 01/21/2021 By: Hans Themistode Jaron Ennis has been screaming for one of the bigger names in the welterweight division to step up and face him in the ring. Now, the rising contender will get exactly what he was looking for. According to multiple reports, former 140-pound titleholder and current 147-pound contender Sergey Lipinets,
8:11 PM ET Boxing’s most polarizing act will return to the ring this spring. Jake Paul will fight April 17 against an opponent to be determined, it was announced Wednesday. Paul, the YouTube star and social media supernova, has signed with Fight Club, the new boxing promotion launched by the team behind the social networking
The last time Eddie Hearn tried to finally put Amir Khan vs Kell Brook together, he wound up sorely disappointed. He watched as, after he carefully set up the bout for 2019, Khan instead opted to end a three-fight Matchroom Boxing deal by taking a WBO welterweight title shot against Terence Crawford, leaving Brook sidelined
For the first time in years, Adrien Broner is thinking big picture in his boxing career. The former four-division titlist is still on the hunt for an opponent to face atop a Feb. 13 Showtime-televised tripleheader. The date remains in place for Cincinnati’s Broner, who has trained through Thanksgiving and the year-end holidays with the
Posted on 01/20/2021 By: Sean Crose After a dry spell that lasted a few weeks, but felt like an eternity, live boxing finally returns to televisions, phones, tablets, and computer screens Wednesday when Showtime returns with its long running Shobox series, a testing ground for some of the sport’s more promising fighters. Wednesday’s card features
3:14 PM ET Boxing’s biggest star, Canelo Alvarez, will return to the ring Feb. 27 versus mandatory challenger Avni Yildirim at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, per sources. The fight will be broadcast on DAZN and other PPV cable platforms everywhere except Mexico. It will be a stay-busy title defense for Alvarez (54-1-2,
A new year of Showtime boxing and the 20th anniversary year of ShoBox: The New Generation got going on Wednesday night from Connecticut, with Mykquan Williams taking a solid and clear decision over Yeis Solano in the 140-pound main event. Williams (16-0-1, 7 KO) was the promoted B-side, for what it’s worth — though that
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Chris Eubank Jr in an interview with BT Sport issued a challenge to the public to demand a fight between himself and Liam Williams. He insists that Williams is not an elite fighter and was keen to dismiss talk of all-British middleweight clash. Eubank Jr did not entirely close the door on the potential match-up
The enduring incarnation of the Jr. Featherweight division has only been around since the mid-1970s. Damn if it hasn’t made its mark in the years since. Great talent comes and goes through many weight classes and great fights come and go with them. It’s fair to ask though if any have had the consistent magic
Posted on 01/20/2021 By: Sean Crose ShoBox, the broadcast series Showtime airs to give exposure to up and coming fighters, returned to the airwaves on Wednesday, bringing live boxing to viewers for the first time in several weeks. The card was aired from Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Casino. First up, the 15-0 Jose Nunez faced off
4:59 PM ET Unified super middleweight world titlist Canelo Alvarez will put his belts on the line against Avni Yildirim on Feb. 27, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida. While it is refreshing to see Alvarez (54-1-2, 36 KOs) back in the ring so soon after his recent demolition of Callum Smith in December,
Last week, Kalle Sauerland revealed his intention to pit Olympic bronze medalist Filip Hrgovic against once-beaten Martin Bakole after attempts to face Michael Hunter fell through. Two days ago, Bakole’s trailer, Billy Nelson, claimed the fight was “in the making.” Now, Dan Rafael reports that the two are “finalizing a deal” to meet this upcoming
Content creator turned KO artist Jake Paul will be returning to the ring April 17 as the featured attraction of Snoop Dogg’s newly launched Fight Club on Triller pay-per-view. The location for the show and main event opponent for Paul will be named in the coming weeks. Instead of the foe being a celebrity like
Canelo Alvarez Takes On Avni Yildirim On February 27th At The Hard Rock Stadium In Miami Florida Posted on 01/20/2021 By: Hans Themistode As expected, WBA, WBC and Ring magazine super middleweight belt holder Canelo Alvarez (54-1-2, 36 KOs) has agreed to terms with Matchroom Boxing for a February 27th, mandated title defense against Avni
8:57 AM ET A potential Anthony Joshua heavyweight unification bout against Tyson Fury could be the biggest fight of the year, but will it happen? When? And what should be next for lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez? A rematch against Vasiliy Lomachenko? A unification fight against Devin Haney? While these fights have all the ingredients to